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Letters Patent A70. 65,839, dated Jane 18, 1867.

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Be it known that I, SAMUEL lV. Sot'LiJ, of Milwaukee, iu the county of h'lilwaukee, and in the State of vlisconsin, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Numbering Machines," and do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the annexed drawings, and the letters of reference marked thereon, making a part of this'specication.

Figure l is a side view of the machine.

Figure 2, a view of the base of the machine.

Figure 3, a front view of the swinging frame B, cylinder, and type-wheels.

YFigure 4, an end view of the cylinder showing the ratchet-wheel S.

Figure 5,'a section of the rat-chets cfwhich lie uprln the type-wheels; and

Figure G, a plan view of the dog (Z.

My invention is intended for numbering bank bills, bonds, checks, and other papers or cloths. It is com posed of a metallic frame, having an upright, A, base or foundation A, and stationary arm A2, somewhat in the usual form of the ordinary hand-stamps. O represents the vertical shaft, having a suitable pad at its top, passes through the extremity oft-he arm A2 and extends down near the base Al. Attached to the lower end of this shaft is a metal plate, J, which has suitable ears so that the cylinder a, (by means of its shafn) may be hung. This cylinder is composed of a seriesof circular wheels, called type-wheels, which have numbers formed ontheir faces andAplat-cd at suitable distances from each other, and a ratchet-wheel, S, which is placed at the sides of the wheels for operating the attached type-wheel. The shaft supporting the cylinder a extends beyond the ears of the bent plate J, for connecting a swinging-frame, l?, which is in turn pivoted to ametal frame, C, which is pivoted and has its bearings in the arm A?, just in the rear of shaft O. E represents a pendent arm, pivoted at its lower extremity to a slotted plate, F, which plate ispiroted to the lower end of the shaft O. G are two curved bars extending near the base Al, and which are connected at their forward ends to the roller-frame H. It will be seen that the pendent arm E and plate F support theroller-frame H, by means of the arms G, as before described. It is the ink-roller, secured to the front end of frame H, while there is a smaller roller K at the rear end of said frame, as seen, which rests upon the annular notched plate M, which is diagonally placed from the lower portion'of thc standard A to the base Al. The ink-roller R is so placed that it may pass under the numbers on the wheels at the front, and is prevented from displacing the wheels by the guard W. c is a spring at the rear er d of the fra-me H, which catches in the notches and revolves the table M, for regulating the ink upon the roller R after the smoothing by the small roller K, as will be hereinafter set forth. The typc wheels v t.' t, tig. 3, arc separated by thin metal strips permanently fixed on the cylinder, in order that each wheel may revolve separately without moving the` adjoining wheel, and are rotated by means of a notched dog, d, which is secured in the frame B. The frame B is providedwith a dove-tailed groove, into which is placed a metallic plate in a vertical position, so that its lower end will rest 'upon the type-wheels. This plate with its notches acts as a pawl or dog for catching into the wheels and rotating them as the shaft is raised and lowered. This dog is seen with its projections l 2 3, in tig. 6, and is so placed that its longest projection rests againstA the ratchet S, which ratchet has one notch t deeper than its others, so thatwhen the dog drops into it, it allows the notch 2d to drop between the figures in type-wheel No'. 2, thereby moving one gure simultaneously with the first, commencing at figure l to print and continue to ligure 9. The movement of the dog drops into the deep ratchet, thereby moving the 0 in the {irst row and t-he gure l in the second, making 10, the. The second type-wheel has one space between the iigureskcut deeper than the others, so that when 100, the., is required to be printed, the dog d drops deeper in order that projection 3d will move the third row of figures. f represent two dogs which are secured in the frame B, and lic horizontally upon the front and rearside of the said cylinder, and act as guides for keeping the iigures to be printed in lino. The indentation t in the ratchet S is for the purpose of carrying' the dog d a little further back, so that when it drops it will be sure to clear the figures in the type-wheels 2 3. the., but after having dropped the projection will occupy the space in the ratchet. X represents the guide-frame, which lies upon the base A1, and which has a small slot, n, beneath which is a rubber strip, Z, for protect-ing the type. This frame can be moved out or in by means of the regulating strip f2, which is slid in or out its groove in the base, so that one, or more numbers may be printed at one time, as desired. The paper to be printed is placed upon the guide X when the shaft O is up, as seen inig. l. The shaft is then forced down, which nearly straightens the frame B, and causes therollers to pass to the rear and take new ink, when the shaft O is again raised-and the figures changed, by means of thejdog before described, and the machine is ready for the next numbered papers. The small roller K is divided into three or more sections so that it will more easily revol'vc upon its plate M. This plate LNI, with its inked surface, is adjusted by means of its screw P. torevulvo or remain stationary, as desired, and can be made to turn freely or otherwise, as may be necessary in the operation of the machine. Y 3

Having thus fully described myinvention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The stamp-frame with its shaft and plate J, cylinder a, ratchet S, tvif'pe-whcels e' v v, frames 'B C. (lng d', and dogs cf, all constructed and arranged substantially as and for the purposes set forth. 5

2. The arrangement of the arm E, plate F, roller-frame H,`ivith rollers K R, :intl sprinr c, in combination with the revolving table M, and sereni P, when used in themanner-'aml for the purposes set forth.

3. The guide-frame X, and rubber Z, for regulating the printing ofthe typeby inf-ans of its slide X2, in the manner and for the purposes specified. A

In .testimony that l claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set my'hamllhis fou-cih (lay of Febuary, 1857.

SAMUEL W. SOULE.

Witnesses:

G. E. Wmss, CHARLES S. SnoLEs. 

